An ancient star casts new light on the birth of the universe0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 22, 2021
A distant star may be one of the oldest astronomers have seen, and its discovery reveals details about the very first stars.
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This Jaw-Dropping Simulation Gives Us Our Best Look Yet at Baby Stars Being Born0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
The birth of a star is a wild and magnificent thing.
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 15, 2021
If you’re a fan of titanium, you should head to the nearest supernova. You’ll get more than enough of it. And its presence can help astronomers understand how supernovae work.
Planet-forming disks around stars may come preloaded with ingredients for life0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 12, 2021
Methanol found around a hot, young star must have formed in cooler interstellar environs
A rare glimpse of a star before it went supernova defies expectations0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 6, 2021
The discovery hints at unusual scenarios for how stars can evolve before they explode
A record-breaking, oxygen-starved galaxy may be full of gigantic stars’ shrapnel0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 14, 2021
The pristine galaxy provides a glimpse at conditions that prevailed in the early universe
Trio of ‘failed stars’ may reveal one of the Universe’s speed limits0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 9, 2021
What this Canadian-led study found was far too remarkable to simply be a coincidence.
Starwatch: wildly twinkling Sirius outshines the sun0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 29, 2020
Search out the brightest star in the night sky and its parent constellation
The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 29, 2020
In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of them?
The Milky Way’s central black hole may have turned nearby red giant stars blue0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 15, 2020
A powerful blast from the supermassive black hole may explain a lack of large, red stars there
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